Definition of magiciannext
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as in conjurer
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat

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Recent Examples of magician The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Young, who reached career highs in every major passing category last year, has been a magician in late-game situations. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Not to be outdone, math-magicians on Capitol Hill have been busily subtracting workdays. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Initially, the series was set in London, but fortunately, this was abandoned in favor of an imaginary city, Faybridge, where magicians and non-magicians unknowingly coexist. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
Noun
  • After one season of sorcerer play calling, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took the Raiders’ head coaching job.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The sorcerers, it was thought, targeted their victims by stealing bits of their hair, clothes, nails, or feces, and wrapping them in a bundle with leaves.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Such ritual specialists have been called root doctors, conjure doctors, conjurers, or Hoodoos.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One of their clients was the sculptor Richard Serra, conjurer of gargantuan things, who would change the course of Vilardi’s career.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Months earlier, Andy accidentally entered a magical portal, became a mage and saved the realm, but no one at home believed him.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • For the seventh year, there will be costumes, quests and magic for every wizard, witch and muggle.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Atari wore elephant-print pants and a purple wizard’s cloak, and kept handy a face mask emblazoned with the words what if love wins?
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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